Detroit vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Detroit	Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5076	$1985
🏠 One person rent	$1225	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$2140	$661
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$61.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3098	$762
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	77	49
😀 Quality of life	88	63
🏙️ Population	639K	1.64M

The cost of living in Detroit is 162% more expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 1636th and 6617th ($2133 vs $813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1374th and 34th in the United States and Russia, respectively. Check the United States vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Detroit compared to 0.9 months in Novosibirsk. Detroit ranked 99th best city to live in the United States vs Novosibirsk ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 311th and 5603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Detroit	Novosibirsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$7.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.4	$36.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$1.83
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$949	$278
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2383	$771
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1719	$505
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$94.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$8.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	19.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1383	$2370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1272	$1401
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$30.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$4.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.36	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$9.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.08	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.63	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.93	$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$3.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.1	$53.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$5.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.4	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.3	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1177	$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16684	$4627

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1961
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2062
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2052
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2048
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2080
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1737
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2032
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2124
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1963
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2061
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1911
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2085
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2041
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2167
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2062
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2036
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2053
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1996
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1913
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2045
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1973
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1874
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1958
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2048
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2100
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2078
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2345
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2002
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2295
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1822
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1957
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1721
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2276
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1832
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1642
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1611
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1949
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1608

Cities near Novosibirsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi	Barnaul	$802
203 km or 126 mi	Kemerovo	$708
206 km or 128 mi	Tomsk	$679
277 km or 172 mi	Prokopyevsk	$659
307 km or 191 mi	Novokuznetsk	$649
316 km or 197 mi	Biysk	$745
495 km or 308 mi	Pavlodar	$530
518 km or 322 mi	Aksu	$529
545 km or 339 mi	Semey	$510
566 km or 351 mi	Oskemen	$548
569 km or 354 mi	Abakan	$761
608 km or 378 mi	Omsk	$786
623 km or 387 mi	Ekibastuz	$522
635 km or 395 mi	Krasnoyarsk	$837
754 km or 469 mi	Nizhnevartovsk	$617
869 km or 540 mi	Temirtau	$486
876 km or 545 mi	Altay	$544
879 km or 546 mi	Petropavl	$520
880 km or 547 mi	Nur-Sultan	$729
882 km or 548 mi	Karaganda	$575
886 km or 550 mi	Surgut	$767
900 km or 559 mi	Kokshetau	$685
910 km or 565 mi	Tacheng	$525
1059 km or 658 mi	Karamay	$472
1064 km or 661 mi	Balkhash	$618
1100 km or 684 mi	Tyumen	$909
1112 km or 691 mi	Kurgan	$675
1129 km or 701 mi	Bole	$544
1160 km or 721 mi	Taldiqorgan	$678
1178 km or 732 mi	Bratsk	$518
1186 km or 737 mi	Wusu	$577
1189 km or 739 mi	Kuytun	$583
1214 km or 754 mi	Shihezi	$680
1241 km or 771 mi	Yining	$559
1263 km or 785 mi	Fukang	$521
1264 km or 785 mi	Changji	$537
1269 km or 789 mi	Kostanay	$681
1291 km or 802 mi	Urumqi	$527
1308 km or 813 mi	Kapchagay	$762
1318 km or 819 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$821